Gettysburg Rebels: Five Native Sons Who Came Home to Fight as Confederate Soldiers
By: Tom McMillan
3.93
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Gettysburg Rebels is the gripping true story of five young men who grew up in Gettysburg, moved sou…
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1. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
By: Edmund Morris
4.23
Format: 816 pages, Paperback
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time Described by … read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
"Any black or red man who could win admission to “the fellowship of the doers"-Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
"He plunged at once into the somewhat rodent-like life of a professional historian."-Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
"Wall Street billionaires are predicting that Roosevelt-style railroad rate regulation will sooner or later bring about financial catastrophe. [ca. 1906]"-Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
"[T]he one plain duty of every man is to face the future as he faces the present, regardless of what it may have in store for him, turning toward the light as he sees the light, to play his part manfu…"-Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
2. Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age
By: Greg King , Penny Wilson
3.68
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
On the 100th Anniversary of its sinking, King and Wilson tell the story of the Lusitania's glamorou… read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
3. Dance of the Happy Shades
By: Alice Munro
4.08
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Alice Munro's territory is the farms and semi-rural towns of south-western Ontario. In these dazzli… read more
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"I went around the house to the back door thinking, I have been to a dance and a boy has walked me home and kissed me. It was all true. My life was possible."-Alice Munro, Dance of the Happy Shades
4. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
By: Ron Chernow
3.97
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
John D. Rockefeller, Sr.--history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dy… read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
5. Witness to Gettysburg
By: Richard Wheeler
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Describing the Civil War's most crucial battle, personal experiences of Gettysburg residents are co… read more
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- american civil war
- civil war
- history
- nonfiction
6. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
By: James L. Swanson
3.78
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
A fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through … read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
- civil war
Similar categories in Shelby Foote's The Civil War: A Narrative book and Tom McMillan's Gettysburg Rebels: Five Native Sons Who Came Home to Fight as Confederate Soldiers
- american history
- history
- civil war
- american civil war
- nonfiction
8. Just as I Am
By: Billy Graham
4.67
Format: 121 pages,
Hailed as "the world's preacher," Billy Graham has enjoyed a career that has spanned six decades an… read more
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- nonfiction
9. Into the Rising Sun: In Their Own Words, World War II's Pacific Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat
By: Patrick K. O'Donnell
3.71
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
In his award-winning book Beyond Valor, Patrick O'Donnell reveals the true nature of the European T… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
10. Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
By: Ben Montgomery
4.42
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2014 National Outdoor Book Awards for History/Biography Emma Gatewood told her family… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
11. Doctors from Hell: The Horrific Account of Nazi Experiments on Humans
By: Vivien Spitz
3.79
Format: 249 pages, Hardcover
A chilling story of human depravity and ultimate justice, told for the first time by an eyewitness … read more
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12. Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
By: Tony Horwitz
4.50
Format: None pages,
When prize-winning war correspondent Tony Horwitz leaves the battlefields of Bosnia and the Middle … read more
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13. Gettysburg
By: Stephen W. Sears
4.08
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A masterful, single-volume history of the Civil War's greatest campaign. Drawing on original sourc… read more
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14. Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
By: C.S. Lewis
4.19
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Lifeis a partial autobiography describing Lewis' conversion… read more
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15. Battle Cry of Freedom
By: James M. McPherson
3.91
Format: None pages, Paperback
Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, B… read more
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16. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
By: Tom Hanks
3.70
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-st… read more
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"Are you a clairvoyant?"-Tom Hanks, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
17. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
18. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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- american history
- history
- civil war
- american civil war
- nonfiction
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
19. Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
By: John Vaillant
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A stunning account of a colossal wildfire that collided with a city and a panoramic exploration of … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
20. "Lee is Trapped, and Must be Taken": Eleven Fateful Days after Gettysburg: July 4 - 14, 1863
By: Thomas J. Ryan
4.08
Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition
WINNER OF THE EDWIN C. BEARSS SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AWARDCountless books have examined the battle of G… read more
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- american history
- history
- civil war
- american civil war
- nonfiction
21. The White Sniper: Simo Häyhä
By: Tapio Saarelainen
3.28
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Simo Häyhä (1905 - 2002) is the most famous sniper in the world. During the Winter War fought betwe… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
22. Vicksburg: Grant's Campaign That Broke the Confederacy
By: Donald L. Miller
4.41
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
The astonishing story of the longest and most decisive military campaign of the Civil War in Vicksb… read more
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- american history
- history
- civil war
- american civil war
- nonfiction
23. Ways and Means: Lincoln and His Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War
By: Roger Lowenstein
4.24
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
From renowned journalist and master storyteller Roger Lowenstein, a revelatory financial investigat… read more
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- american history
- history
- civil war
- american civil war
- nonfiction
24. The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire
By: John Eisenberg
4.16
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The epic tale of the five owners who shepherded the NFL through its tumultuous early decades and bu… read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
25. The War for the Common Soldier: How Men Thought, Fought, and Survived in Civil War Armies
By: Peter S. Carmichael
4.29
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
How did Civil War soldiers endure the brutal and unpredictable existence of army life during the co… read more
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- american history
- history
- civil war
- american civil war
- nonfiction
26. "If We Are Striking for Pennsylvania": The Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac March to Gettysburg. Volume 2: June 22–30, 1863
By: Scott L. Mingus Sr.
4.46
Format: 447 pages, Kindle Edition
Award-winning authors Scott L. Mingus Sr. and Eric J. Wittenberg are back with the second and final… read more
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- civil war
- american civil war
27. The Calculus of Violence: How Americans Fought the Civil War
By: Aaron Sheehan-Dean
3.97
Format: 430 pages, Hardcover
Shiloh, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg―tens of thousands of soldiers died on these battlefields, and … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- american history
- civil war
28. Gettysburg Rebels: Five Native Sons Who Came Home to Fight as Confederate Soldiers
By: Tom McMillan
3.93
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Gettysburg Rebels is the gripping true story of five young men who grew up in Gettysburg, moved sou… read more
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- history
- civil war
- american civil war
- nonfiction
29. “If We Are Striking for Pennsylvania”: The Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac March to Gettysburg - Volume 1: June 3–22, 1863
By: Scott L. Mingus Sr.
4.51
Format: 469 pages, Kindle Edition
Scott L. Mingus Sr. and Eric J. Wittenberg, the authors of more than forty Civil War books, have on… read more
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- american history
- history
- civil war
- american civil war
- nonfiction
30. Pickett's Charge: A New Look at Gettysburg's Final Attack
By: Phillip Thomas Tucker
3.65
Format: 472 pages, Hardcover
*Main Selection of the History Book Club* The Battle of Gettysburg, the Civil War’s turning point, … read more
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- history
- civil war
- american civil war
- nonfiction
31. Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway
By: N. Jack "Dusty" Kleiss
4.45
Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition
Hailed as "the single most effective pilot at Midway" (World War II magazine), Dusty Kleiss struck … read more
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- american history
- history
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